Passenger to Frankfurt: An Extravaganza.

CHRISTIE, Agatha.

$5,800.00

Item Number: 148203

London: Collins Crime Club, 1970.

First edition of Christie’s final spy novel, published on the occasion of her 80th birthday. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Leon Drucker with best wishes Agatha Christie.” From the library of noted collector William Strutz with his small bookplate to the pastedown. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.

Passenger to Frankfurt (1970), Agatha Christie’s late-career novel, integrates elements of psychological suspense and political intrigue, offering a nuanced exploration of post-World War II Europe’s socio-political landscape. The narrative follows Mrs. Sara King, a British woman, whose seemingly coincidental encounter with a mysterious man becomes the catalyst for an unfolding international conspiracy.